Michael D and JB.

I just watched the race again 5 times in super slo mo on the wide screen in HD focusing on NC. Before I comment I want to qualify myself to some extent. I worked with a friend of mine ( A Guy named Mark Brodie)in the early eighties doing charts for both Equibase and Sports Eye predominatly at Garden State,Philly Park (Old Keystone with Larry Ledderman for DRF) and on occasion a fill in at the Meadowlands, so I have had some experience doing this, so hers is what I saw without the benefit of a head-on:

On turn one no doubt rail in all 3 positions. On Turn 2, he started to move off rail to path 2 in position 1 (you could argue path 1) however at the 3/4 pole he was clearly in path 5 outside of BB, HF, MM, and Vicarage and maintained that path to top of the stretch. (Vicarage started to fade after the 3/4 but after NC Made his move to the outside with an open inside lane to work with. WSS was coming on the indide of him at position one as he gave it up then. In fact you could argue in last third of turn he was in path 6 as BB drifted into path 2 and moved back to rail by mile mark.

Thats how I saw it. You might want to re look at the race. Hope it helps.

Michael D let me know where to meet you this weekend at Keeneland.

NC Tony